You could ask Assistant to create a new document, spreadsheet, or presentation, for instance, or ask it what's on your agenda for a specific upcoming day. And that opens up the door to some interesting Chrome-OS-specific possibilities. On most current Chromebooks, that same launcher panel is also a portal for interacting with the Google Assistant. (Click on any image in this story to enlarge it.)ģ. The launcher's search box can pull up apps and websites and perform all sorts of other functions.
Try typing in calculations like 172.4/3, for instance, or unit conversions like 14.9 feet to meters to put Google to work at the system level. The launcher has some easily overlooked extra powers, too.
